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Gunpla/Plamo General
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For those new to gunpla/plamo or even just new to this thread; please read the guide. Please read it before asking questions as there is a chance it has already been answered there.
For those unfamiliar, "plamo" is a shortened form of "plastic model". If it's made of plastic, someone can probably help you here.
If you're new, you're gonna fuck up. Don't worry! If you're experienced, don't make the new people worry!
>Why won't anyone answer my question?
Try being specific, especially about your materials and process. Post pictures whenever possible; even if the kit/part looks bad, you are more likely to get help posting pictures.
>Links
A guide to other types of plamo:http://www.mediafire.com/view/1vf1aw7v91pz5pa/Airfix%20Model%20World%20Specia%20(Scale%20Modelling%20Step-By-Step).pdf
Kawaguchi Gunpla tips:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJV1h9xQ7Hx-SoCOivVEHNDOl16VWLB3A
Gundam Lineart:http://seesaawiki.jp/nuriesozai/lite/d/MenuBar1 AND http://gundma.imgur.com/
#GundamFTWest Group Build Contest:https://gundamftwest.wordpress.com//
Another gunpla guide: http://funakatown.com/images/Building_Gunpla_Final.pdf
December Restock: http://pastebin.com/X2Tm7zXK
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Old Thread: >>13607974
Can someone explain this to me. What am I looking at in this pic? What are they hoping to accomplish?
>>13615327
A more realistic eye with what looks like some sort of plastic gem as the actual eye. The oob thunderbolt Zaku I just has a sticker
>>13615327
Movable and better looking monoeye.
Are the slim jaw gundam planet cutters worth the extra cost and waiting for restock or should I just get the 35 dollar ones?
>>13615365
Pretty sure it already had a moving eye
>>13615382
They're just tamiya side cutters, the nippers don't matter too much unless you're going into the high end ones. Get whatever is available to you at a decent price.
>>13615397
I could get the slim jaw ones for 20 dollars but I don't know if I should go all out for the 35 dollar ones. I know there's ones that go for $100, but I'd rather spend that on a couple MG's or a half dozen HG's at that point.
Give it to me straight /m/en, how 'playable' are the MGs and 1/100s?
Playable in the sense that it can withstand multiple pose changes.
I've mainly done HGs and they're pretty cool to play with. RGs however make me really afraid that I'll pop off an armor piece or mess up an inner frame part if I even look at it wrong.
God help my wallet if there will be an RG Unicorn in the future
>>13615435
*30
>>13615435
Well according to some anons when the GP ($35) ones came out, it created less stress marks than the standard tamiya sharp cutters. You really only need a super clean cut if you want to speed through the snap-fitting, alternatively you can literally use nail clippers if you cut far away enough from the piece and sand down the gate.
Basically pay what you want and the quality of the nippers will directly correlate to the speed at which you get pieces off runners and into a presentable condition.
>>13615455
Depends on the kit, the MG Unicorn is fucking shit to actually pose in destroy mode and it almost a grenade but conversely the MG Astray red frame is actually pretty rock solid in terms of poseability.
I saw this thing in the store today. Now I feel like I missed out on something interesting in TRY.
Anyone know how well it goes together?
>>13615479
poorly
>>13615479
It looks pretty awkward if you just snap fit it, but if you paint/use markers and a relatively simple method to do the eyebrows it looks decent.
>>13615464
>the MG Unicorn is fucking shit to actually pose in destroy mode and it almost a grenade
I don't get this every time I see someone say it. I have the MG Unicorn, I transform that fucker all the time and it's still perfectly fine, nothing broken, nothing worn, nothing loose.
Hell, the articulation isn't that bad either and I see people complain about that a lot too. Sure it's not 180 knees and elbows but you can still get some good poses out of it.
Rant aside
>>13615455
It definitely does depend on the kit. I think most modern MGs are fine, I have 11 MGs that I repose every few weeks and they're all still perfectly fine.
I've heard late UC MGs are kind of flimsy though.
>>13615479
>Now I feel like I missed out on something interesting in TRY.
You didn't, but there's like four or five good episodes in Try and the final episode is probably the best. Super Fumina is a ridiculous joke that got sold as a real product because waifu bucks and sure why not.
I like the Nu Gundam's design, but I hate the funnels. They just seem so weird and protruding out of its back.
What's a good Nu Gundam variant I can make?
>>13615565
One where you just have them deployed?
They are what make it unique though but you could just simply leave them off
>>13615576
I was thinking of a loadout without funnels.
Kind of like the MP version?
>>13615588
Isn't it just a recolored Nu with a bigger backpack?
Vrabe's pretty cool tho
>>13615603
it actually has the same backpack, the bazooka's ammo pack just bulked it up. >>13615565
You can leave it funnel-less (it deployed as such in the movie, not to mention the last fistfight with Sazabi) and/or give it a different color scheme. or you can go full Vrabe and scratchbuild the Mercury Rev/s
I feel the opposite way about RGs vs HGs anyway, started with RGs and my HG Airmaster feels way too fiddly to mess with. Also pops its arms off a lot.
>>13615327
>>13615385
I was more or less trying to replicate the aesthetic of the MG 2.0's inner workings, but at a smaller scale.
>>13615697
What does that suit look like now?
Also I suspect with a little effort you can make it work like the 2.0.
Have we ever gotten an HG Jenice kit?
>>13615327
How the fuck did he cut that shit? I have to really have a go at it with the tamiya scriber to cut HIPS
>>13615464
>pay what you want and the quality of the nippers will directly correlate to the speed at which you get pieces off runners and into a presentable condition.
Good opinion. This should be the answer whenever anons ask about nippers.
>>13615455
Quite. But as with everything if you pose them too much the joint will loosen over time. I notice it's mostly the plastic on plastic joints on mine but a coat of clear will fix them up.
>>13615802
The X grunt? Never.
>>13615782
Oh, it doesn't work that way. But the interior resembles it. That's more what I was going for.
This is the most recent picture I've taken, and I haven't touched it in over a month.
>>13615565
You could always get the Hi-Nu, those funnels have better integration into the design.
>>13615822
Alternatively, get the Ver. Ka and the Double Fin Funnel pack. Symmetry really improves the design. Although, I do wonder why the funnels don't stagger downwards instead of up? It'd make it more cape-y.
>>13615821
Please finish it.
For my sake.
>>13615834
I've been feeling the itch lately, so it won't be long, yet. I get burnt out every now and again, take a break for my other hobbies, then get back to it for a while and repeat the cycle.
MG MK.II 3.0 when?
MG Zeta 3.0 when?
>>13615847
not in your lifetime
>>13615847
Not until we get MG Star Build Strike.
Or an MG Dendrobium.
>>13615857
How big would that be, or what scale would they make it, most likely?
>>13615869
Actually fuck a 1/144 would be almost as massive as a Neo Zeong.
Shit it could even come with a 1/144 Stamen.
And I just remembered we will never get METEOR kits.
>>13615857
>Not until we get MG Star Build Strike.
But we have the Universe Booster addon kit for that.
>>13615857
>MG Star Build Strike
>What is Build Strike Full Package + Universe Booster
Dendrobium is more likely to come as an RE with an MG Stamen to go in it.
>>13615877
But we have all of those. Are you new?
>>13615821
Ah, I'm saying you could probably make it work that way with some effort.
It does look so much better than some rounded bit of plastic with a sticker on it tho. Don't really care for thunderbolt aesthetics but the paint job looks good.
>>13615880
Oh fuck really?
Does it even come with the cape?
>>13615877
there is a HG and its smaller than a neo zeong but as big as a coffee table. I want a HG quin mantha and alpha azireu
>>13615830
the asymmetry is cool
>>13615892
>cape
???
please send help, what colors should I use instead of these mostly fuckawful ones for a military style paint job?
I'm contemplating either going with green or brown but am still unsure
>>13615902
I think he means the Plavsky particles "cloaking" the SBS in Discharge Mode.
We do get huge clear yellow effect parts for the SBS, only in thruster-star shapes.
>>13615899
Asymmetry can be cool. Unfortunately, the bog-standard Nu just looks unbalanced as fuck. It needs something, anything, to make it feel evenly weighted.
>>13615631
more or less
>>13615906
How do you like this?
>>13615923
I was thinking more like either brown or green, to go with a forest or desert theme, while not going full camo and doing patterns
this is the other one I came up with, I always like a few colors but near the end the colors start to clash and look stupid
>>13615933
I think your big problem (for me at least) is that your designs are really unbalanced, it's all dark on the bottom and all light up top.
any reason I shouldent
>>13615938
I definitely see where you're coming from, I think I'm just too afraid from deviating from 00's color scheme to really fuck with it, I suppose maybe making the greens darker would help?
>>13615941
Not undergated and it's chromed.
>>13615942
If you wanna stay with the 00's color distribution I recommend darker torso and shoulders and lighter everything else.
>>13615945
whats wrong with chrome
>>13615949
Nothing but the lack of undergating will leave gate marks all over the chrome.
Read the guide.
>>13615949
The part where nubs and gouging are difficult to avoid with a non-undergated kit.
>>13615947
you think this looks much better?
>>13615958
guid dont say shit about that
>>13615980
Yoshi?
>>13615980
Little too light on the head but yes. Also try throwing the gold back on the V-fin and other bits for some contrast.
>>13615987
Extreme Blast/HD Color/Titanium Finish/Whatever. A decent amount of MGs have a special edition, usually including chrome parts. Don’t get these. Unless a kit is designed to be chrome (like the Hyaku Shiki), any sort of metallic version is going to look very bad because it’s just the normal runners with a chrome paint job. So when you cut the parts off, there will be very noticeable nubs
>>13615998
how's this?
>>13616008
>those red booties and crotch
>military
Also I don't think that colorscheme will look good at all with the double gn drives.
>>13615550
Ignore all the idiots saying the MG unicorn kits are shit, they obviously haven't built any or ham handed it.
Everything on that kit is solid, especially considering that the kit came from 2007.
>>13616008
You need to use the really dark green on the bottom somewhere. The knees would probably be a good idea.
If that ends up looking weird, maybe replace the really light green on the hip joints and lower leg accent with the dark green? Colors still feel top-heavy.
>>13616018
I tried both
>>13616015
I could always paint the GN drives, I just wasn't quite sure whether or not I should
what color should I replace the red with? would the darker green maybe work?
>>13616016
Hmm with people saying it's good and bad makes me think the tolerances are tighter then most and can be disrupted by minor defects or careless building.
>>13616024
I like it, but I suggest ditching the red and the white. I happen to like the two-tone on the GN drives, but it's your kit to make.
>>13616038
I like it
I think this is what I'll go for, thanks for the help, anon.
>>13616002
what about gold paint pen to do touch up
Remember: Tumblr feels sorry for all you poor retarded autists who use thinner and masking tape.
>>13616120
Holy shit tumblr finally said something not stupid.
any idea how I could go about getting an effect similar to this?
>>13616131
Ask your girlfriend
>This is my fap hand
(Not my model.)
>>13616131
look up candy coat
>>13616140
>posts on 4chan
>has a girlfriend
Pick one.
>just grabbed a rising gundam off of manda
fuuuuck year
>>13616038
How about this?
>>13616280
Mexican Gundam00
Give him a sombrero, a poncho and a cowboy rifle.
>>13616131
look at alclad prismatic colours, they do a blue/violet like that.
I used the blue/green (scarubeus) for my Nu psychoframe.
>>13616131
>>13616309
And probably half a dozen gloss coat with polishing to get it to shine that much.
>>13616451
True story, this stuff goes on ROUGH.
This is after 3 coats of tamiya x-22.
The nails probably just had one thick coat applied, not somethign I'd advise for gunpla.
>>13615884
Thanks. The whole thing started out as equal parts "I wonder if I could pull this off" and "Fuck, I just ruined the stock monoeye circle trying to make it look presentable."
>>13616456
The clear on the nail is enamel right?
It works for nails but i can't imagine putting that much from an airbrush without pooling everywhere.
>>13616286
>GN Drive sombrero
That's so crazy it might just work
>>13616499
>from an airbrush
Isn't nail art done with actual brushes anyway?
And they usually first apply a gel base, they don't work directly on nails.
>>13615455
>taunting me with an RE100 Leo
I have an two MGs, painted, I pose them every few weeks, when I first built them i reposed them every day, no real problems, but sometimes my Tallgeese's arm slides down, its kind of a pain
>>13615877
how fucking new are you?
![[Soldats&UA] Sergeant Keroro - 05.avi_snapshot_12.57_[2015.12.12_19.57.37].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/4fG39mX.jpg "[Soldats&UA] Sergeant Keroro - 05.avi_snapshot_12.57_[2015.12.12_19.57.37].jpg")
Building gunpla while watching Keroro Gunsou feels so utterly natural
well this is getting addicting, i hope its smooth as i think it is. cant primer it yet though
>all these jolly green giant 00's
>>13616838
of course you can prime it, working in primer is one of the best ways to make sure work like that is truly even, just go light on the primer and you can get it perfectly smooth
>>13616858
I mean it's a cold weather, so it might go rough or frost when I apply it.
Unless primer isnt affected by the weather though?
>>13616852
Pretty ugly, I know.
>>13616880
I mean you can just test that with a spoon or whatever, I've primed pretty cold and not had a problem
here's a pic of when I was working smoothing the camera pod onto the mock head and the larger pic is one of the later primer coats after the transition was smoothed, it ends up smooth in the end
>>13615821
Nice job anon gee whiz that is a sweet job you're doing there.
>>13616131
Do you mean the metallic sheen, or the super-slick reflective surface? For the coloured metallic look, paint metallic silver on something, then paint Tamiya clear colours over it. It looks great.
>finally got into gunpla again since I was 7 when my mother bought me kits when I came home from school
>watch gundam build fighter
>remember all the fun times I had building kits with my mother and father
Is it awful that it took me till I became an adult to pick up this hobby again?
I've never got into air brushing and our models came out bad with the lack of sanding.
But seeing this thread on /m/ makes me very happy to see people taking this hobby serious.
I've been reading guides and lurking around for a week before posting.
so my question is what is the best air brushing kit $200 can afford?
I wanted a machine that fills the air so I wouldn't need to buy cans or anything later.
I want to learn airbrushing before moving ahead and buying buying a gunpla kit.
>>13617003
You will essentially need models to learn airbrushing because you have to learn about priming, how the paint goes on, etc. Use cheap HG kits or No Grades.
As for airbrush, it depends what paint you want to use. Some only spray acrylic, others can spray anything.
>>13617003
I got an iwata HP-CS and a paasche D3000R compressor and am very happy with both, having an air tank is very nice because it evens the pressure of the air out and you don't have to keep it running constantly
be aware that the supplies are going to cost much more than you expect, you are going to need new paints, thinners, cleaning supplies depending on what you use, etc. It's much more than just the hardware.
>>13617018
The ones that can spray anything would be the best ones for me.
Since I'm only funding my airbrush once for a long time.
I've been looking at few HG kits to do. Since I've haven't built anything in forever
>>13617059
Fuck
>>13617069
I love KR too dude but this isn't the place for that.
>>13617048
Look into either Iwata or Badger, those breands are generally considered top tier. Keep in mind you will need a compressor too, and perhaps additions to the compressor like a tank and moisture trap.
We haven't done this in a while, lets see them!
>>13617043
So quick question about the air compressor.
Which I'm sure is right, most them just fill back up? Or do you need to order a new one once all the air is gone?
>supply
I assume as much, after few weeks of reading up on supply and different model kits.
I'm worried about the brushes and such since I don't have them just for now.
>>13616903
I see, well I'm gonna try it tomorrow. Thanks anon
>>13617085
But my 1/100 Aegis Gundam is long gone.
>>13615455
Better than Mrs, I've never had problems and I pose mine periodically
>>13617090
yeah, an air compressor compresses the air around you and either forces it through the brush or into a storage tank, but they don't run out like cans do
>>13617090
This might be a silly question, but have you never used an air compressor before? You never had to fill up a basketball, tires, or something with one from a local gas station?
>>13617289
Seriously?
>>13617103
I've have, I just didn't know if it was different with this or not.
I could never find anything on Google explaining how it works.
>>13617101
Thanks, I'll look forward to posting some my awful first gunpla kits when I get them.
This should be a obvious one but should I avoid buying gunpla kits at anime conventions?
I had seen few I really wanted but the box color looked water out and fake.
I didn't feel like taking a risk on buying fake gunpla kits with missing parts
>>13617138
kits at conventions are generally more expensive anyway, boxes that look fake if they are white and only one other color may be a P-bandai kit which is only offered through bandai's Japan-only site, so they will be much more expensive. Lots of people like hobbylink japan to buy kits, but there are many websites that have them. Theres more in the guide at the top of the thread.
>>13617146
What's the best site to buy from?
>>13617146
Thought as much, I'll look at the guide then.
I remember everyone trying buy out the huge model kits and unicorns when I was at one.
Most the people buying them kept asking questions how to build them and crap so I avoided the whole thing.
>>13615896
I just want HG Psyco Mk II
>if you want the long range booster you have to buy the barbatos
n-no thank you bandai
>>13616073
Shhhh we dont speak of that easy fix
>>13617085
>>13617364
*points*
Midget
>>13617227
Yeah, just like the gn arms, assault pack, dendrobium orchis, and meteor unit. And the hg barbatos is cheaper than those other gundams so its easier to toss in.
>>13617364
those SD proportions keep getting weirder
>>13617388
I like it actually.
MG properties in SD proportions.
Bandai ftw
>>13617407
>wasting even more time on SDs
If bandai's done anything right it's that they've shoved as little effort into the recent SD lines as possible
>>13617415
The Legend BB line is great
The SD EX-Standards are awful but that doesn't somehow make the Legend BBs any less great
>>13617415
>muh serious robit toys
get a load of the mature adult over here, he has the coolest anime robots!
>>13616565
Arent those the hmc ones for the dendrobium?
>>13617421
Other recent bb senshi lines have also been great. The EX Standard line is just a fluke. Most likely because its a line aimed at foreign markets and not japan.
>>13617429
It's dalong, so no. Its the hguc.
>>13617422
wah someone doesn't like my happy meal toys better post the same old strawman argument
>>13617435
I'm not even arguing about SDs, I'm saying you have shit taste in particular
>>13617429
Wow
>>13617085
No pics but my first was a Deathscythe Hell Custom and my latest is the old school Char's Zaku II that's been sitting in my backlog for years.
>>13617435
>Happy Meal Toys look like this now
Whoa, since when
>>13617584
since forever
>>13615941
its ugly
>>13617616
That has one less color of plastic, no chromed plating, and much worse articulation and is also not actually a Happy Meal toy so it doesn't really have anything to do with your objectively inaccurate argument
How make 1/144 sized trench knife?
>>13617732
>>13617732
get a grimoire, comes with a knife. just need to mod a hand guard with spikes to it
>>13617732
http://www.dalong.net/review/hg/h187/p/h187_12.jpg
Add spikes to these knives
>>13617709
>Only I can nitpick kits!
Kill yourself, why do the vehement SD defenders argue like they have no brain and can only nitpick at everything since their own argument is shit?
The standard SD kit is comparable to a cheap toy since they often revolve around the gimmick that they're cute. Otherwise there is no other merit to the models, they possess poor articulation compared to other gunpla lines, color separation varies vastly from kit to kit, stickers out the ass to make up for said lack of separation on those kits and gaudy gold/clear pieces that seem like some 9 year old stuck them on because they look cool.
>>13617817
Kill yourself my man.
>>13617817
At least educate yourself on what a McDonalds toy looks like man
>>13617910
>I cannot understand hyperboles
Come on man didn't you pay attention in english class at all?
>>13617817
You must be 13 years old, because kids like kid things, and adults either can see how they are fun, or don't care
only autistic early teens get this mad about anything "kiddy"
>>13617965
I enjoying debating with people, but this has obviously hurt your feelings or something I've said has somehow bothered you. I never brought up that the idea that the inherent "kiddieness" was bad, just the execution of the models themselves. I enjoy the designs on some of the original kits but most of the time it's not worth the effort I'd have to spend masking off parts and painting.
That being said, you could not sound any more asspained
>>13618023
>enjoying debating
>>13618035
>can only nitpick at everything since their own argument is shit
self fulfilling prophecy
>>13617817
Yeah, that Try dragon SD is shit, that's why nobody bought it, and it still looks better than Happy Meal toys
I like how you tried to slip personal preferences in there as if they're somehow factual arguments; it's cool that you don't like chrome but what that has to do with the quality of the kit in any negative way I absolutely do Not see and frankly doubt you can say
>>13618023
>only one person could possibly think I'm not smartest and greatest!
Okay Snapfit-kun
>>13618023
Show me the parts on Legend BB Knight Gundam and Command Gundam that would need all that "work"
Show me the parts on Strike Ryubi and Musha Gundam that wouldn't have stickers in the exact same places on HGs
So apparently Revive Qubeley is getting articulated fingers just like the Super Fumina.
teste
>>13618113
Well lads, we made anti-SD-anon angry.
>>13618023
>the snapshit mentality
G-reco was shit btw
>>13618079
Because the reflective surface of the chrome does not match the aesthetics of the rest of the kit as in the fact that one piece simply stands out far more than it would if used with actual brass or steel. The Knight gundams do it well since the entire kit is chromed. Shit even the Zero gundam that got posted earlier had a clear shoulder that even bandai decided looked like shit and just painted it a flat color.
>>13618108
>kit you can't paint because it's all chrome
The Command gundam needs quite a bit of masking for the rifle along with the rivets though those can be fixed with a reverse wash but otherwise you picked a design that is basically 80% one color.
Strike ryubi has stickers for the fucking waist and the v-fin/jewel are one piece and require a sticker, this has literally never been done in any HG's past the release of the ryubi. That and the fact that chest vents are always separate pieces rather than the stickers that are used here.
Musha gundam has a shit load of rounded bits that are molded as a single piece with another part of armor, this is barely comparable to verniers on thunderbolt kits but isn't the same due to the scale. That being said, it doesn't even include stickers for all of them. The naginata and katana are not molded into blade and handle and bandai expect you to use stickers for the naginata. Hell, even the hands are one piece and you'd have to use stickers to make it look accurate to the artwork.
>>13618192
I agree
>>13618192
Gundam is shit and model kits are toys. Like seriously? Grow up already.
I myself go and get wasted every night at rave clubs and hook up with some amazing girls
>>13618211
and I'm sure your clubbing friend, Kate, really loves your checkerboard platform boots. Must be a fun life dude I'm very jealous.
>>13615479
Some stuff non-related to the head to take note of.
>Tall as fuck for an HG
>Hands are pegs in a round polycap instead of regular balljoints.
>The headband and apron are that rubber stuff like on patlabor MG.
>Back heavy with small feet so it doesn't really balance on its own....
>....but it comes with a stand.
>All the pink on the shorts are stickers and will otherwise require paint.
>The wrist gatlings do not have gatlings to put in them like the the cardigan kit (The little gatlings it comes with are leftover from the cardigan/powered arms runners and don't actually fit without modding).
>Ankle range is basically non-existant thanks to the ankle armor inhibiting it.
That said, it was actually a really fun build. A lot of different and experimental feeling engineering in the kit, some of which worked well and some that didn't. I wouldn't mind seeing them learn from this and take another crack at the MS girl thing again.
>>13618291
As for issues of the head, they've been noted quite a bit in previous threads. The stickers are terrible, The clear parts in the eyes give them a sunken look (There is actually a super easy fix for that), they went with more doll-like facial sculpt rather than lineart accurate, and the hair has a big hollow gap in it that will require putty to fill it in.
>>13615910
no it doesn't
is there any GM kit that has a left hand Trigger finger that is cheaper than the K9 Sniper?
The Fed Hand Builder parts are too big and do not hold guns well without glue
>>13618291
Doesn't the eyes require some moding?
OOB the eyes are indented in the face so you have to glue the face plate to the eye piece.
>>13618398
I think someone just asked this in the last thread or two.
I think it was the Quel. Otherwise check dalong.
>Buy 1/12 Zaku
>Put light bulbs in it
>Use it as a lamp
Should I do it
>>13618398
Mentioned in >>13618326
Just clip this little raised tab on the inside of the face and remove the eyebrow piece and you can bring the eyes forward. The pics in >>13618326 >>13618291 are actually the modded eyes with the clear pieces removed.
>>13617364
MG Hyperion never ;_;
>>13618412
I was that guy
>>13618455
By the time I clicked the post button the one, >>13618326 already went up.
I think there is now a noticeable lag with page updates or the update script on X Chan does not update that well anymore.
>>13617048
I hope your building goes well. Welcome back to the hobby, anon!
While browsing leddit's Gunpla section I came across a post so fucking stupid.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Gunpla/comments/3wgsdg/is_this_possible_to_build_without_modding/
Point at him. Point at him and laugh.
>>13618732
I don't get it.
>>13618732
not your personal army
>>13618757
He's asking if his build is possible.
The HGUC Victory Gundam is tiny compaired to the HGUC Zeta. As in it won't look remotely close to his image. He's fucking stupid.
>>13618757
It's reddit being reddit aka a giant hugbox where they'd rather blame Breaker for not accurately portraying gunpla instead of having common sense and researching the kits
>>13618763
haha nice joke
>>13618757
HGUC Zeta is big. HGUC Victory is small. Do the fucking math.
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>>13618766
gotta get those upvotes somehow :^))
>>13618732
>Looking at the HGUC Victory Gundam, would that work? Seems bigger then the old Victory kit.
No you dumbfuck, there's only one Victory kit, and that's the HGUC. Kill yourself you fucking pleeb.
>>13618732
>>13618763
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>>13618784
fucking idots
Thanks to the Gundam All Project, if it is a GAP kit, it will fit and look as his attached image.
R-Gyagya with Sinanju shields; would this work? It would be symmetrical with the gun binders on its shoulders. Also looking for maybe a different Zeek head but I can't decide on either an actual Grand head or something from the Zaku family tree.
Alternarively, huge claws like Banshee Gundam's mounted as extra arms, and two swords or beam sabers in normal hands. Does that sound cool?
>>13617817
Agree 100%, fuck off with your SD garabage faggots
>>13618784
He's asking if it is bigger than the old 1/144 from the early 90s, and yes it is taller. The hguc is slightly taller than it should be. This was noted at its release by a lot of people.
>>13618795
It won't without modding actually. The hguc victory uses that polycap balljoint for the waist to pelvis connection while the zeta uses a thick peg as was the standard at the time of its release.
The AGP didn't make everything compatible (even within the agp releases there are some that aren't with each other). It was just a marketing gimmick for pumping out the last few leads in modern HG form with their new smaller polycap tree.
>>13617138
As long as it says Bandai on the box you should be fine
>>13618860
I meant size wise. Of course he'll need modding, but other than changing the connection, it should look exactly like his picture, correct?
>>13618879
The size should match up, yes. The new Victory was set to scale with the rest of the new HGs.
>>13618451
Make the eye a lamp. DO IT FOR ZEON!
>>13618732
Nothing wrong. Honestly I'd use Justice's torso. Looks more like the Ingram chest. Could be wrong.
>>13618920
>Justice
Nah, X1 would be better
>>13618936
>X1
Meant Gundam X, sorry
>>13618451
Do this.
>>13618912
ジッグ ジオン! ジッグ ジオン! ジッグ ジオン! ジッグ ジオン! ジッグ ジオン!
Hey I kind of want to begin gunpla (before anyone asks. Yes I read the guide). I don't know about one thing though. Do most of the kits come pre-painted? You wouldn't think it, as I've got great hand-eye coordination, but I'm just no good at painting and looking at my attempted work always fills me with disgust and self-loathing, so if not that's kind of a deal breaker.
>>13616120
how is that constructive criticism? The only way your going to get better is working on models and building your skills that way. Just putting a person down and saying that they feel sorry for them is just going to have them quit the hobby all together.
>>13619077
Yes, they come "pre-painted." Although less painted and more the plastic is just that colour.
You can also topcoat with glosscote or dullcote to make snapbuilt kits look great out of the box.
>>13618732
It's not particularly helpful but the guy never specifically says the kit is downright shit (which it is if you see the full product). Whoever made this disaster shouldn't be getting the same praise as someone who actually uses the correct process.
Also the guy who posted the kit said he was sorry for the other guy, basically implying he's autistic or some shit.
Wow I almost feel bad for posting this image
>>13619154
Wrong post?
>>13619154
Nice concept, underwhelming execution
>>13619166
yup, I was trying not to look at the screen to avoid seeing this shitI'm just retarded
Ok shitposters and friends
What was your FAVORITE kit of 2015
>>13618732
God, I hate Reddit for spoonfeeding every idiot. Also, the godawful "witty" titles.
4chan is a shithole, but it's still the only place I can bear to post.
For reference
>>13619233
you didn't even link your post
can't you even do THIS properly
>>13619220
Graze or Hyakuren. Though I'm not sure what to do with the Hyakuren.
>>13618291c-c-can you post an upskirt shot?
>>13619238
Pose it doing a cross counter with a Sherium Gallus.
I won a MG FA Unicorn from the Midyear Campaign. Should I build it or trade it for a MG Hi-Nu?
>>13619277
That's a great idea.
Now I just need a Schuzrum Gallus.
>>13618860
well while everyone else was bitching about inane shit i gave it a try, i dont have the same kits but my V2 uses the same polycaps as the V and my Wagtail uses the same shoulder joints as the GM Custom. the head is noticeably larger but doesnt look as bad as i thought it would. the thing about the shoulders is that you need balljoint to peg adapters, which not everyone has. the ones i have came from a campaign part set.
>>13618879
stop being dumb, 1/144 is 1/144. the Victory HGs were a bit taller than they were supposed to be but are still at least a head shorter than other HGs.
>>13619277
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76MNVXkzHSg
I'm going to do a samurai armor paint scheme on my hyakuren over break, it really has that look especially in the legs
>>13619290
the adaptors in question.
not sure about the waist joint, sounds like Zetas peg is larger than the standard ~3mm one that victory's balljoints fit on to.
>>13619290
So the only real problem would be the legs. That fucking Zeta is throwing everything off. Asshimar -might- work for the legs. Can't think of any other legs that share that same basic outline.
>>13619298
make a puffy backpack for it and get that horse gunpla to pair up with it for ultimate sengoku jidai
>>13619316
I do actually have an extra fuunsaiki too desu
>>13619309
Lightning or lightning zeta maybe?
>>13619334
>zeta wouldn't fit
>suggests a variant of zeta
wat
>>13619285
>>13619277
>>13619292
Which would even do more damage? The Schuzrum has the spiky bits on its punch shields, so I think that might be the winner...
>>13619334
Thought he meant in terms of the peg size, not the overall size. Lightning uses the same 3mm peg as the victory does.
there is a noticeable height different between but doesnt look that bad when all the parts are together.
>>13619339
akshtualleee Lightning Gundam's legs will fit since the hips use the same waist balljoints as the Victory. it may be a Zeta variant but they dont share any parts and were designed a decade apart.
hlj's 12 days to christmas sale is up
>>13619367
Huh so his build is not only possible, but decent. May have to build one myself one day
>>13619372
I don't see it
>>13619372
I don't appreciate you lying to me, anon.
>>13619367
Oddly enough I actually see it looking like the refrence image. Who would have thought.
>>13619077
nice blog where can I read more about how you feel about yourself
>>13619354
What if we gave the Hyakuren the electro fist from the EZ-SR?
>>13619421
>energy weapon
>IBO
lel
>>13619426
Even a shock weapon is off limits? Does that mean no heat rods?
>>13619429
Who the fuck even cares? Why is this a fucking concern? Gunpla is Freedom Niggers! Knock that autistic crap off.
>>13619367
>Lightning Gundam
We're talking about the size of the legs, not if it'll connect. Put Lightning Gundam legs on your V2. And V2 is the same height as the Victory, right?
>>13618211
>baiting in a gunpla gen
enjoy the liver damage with a side of STD faget
>>13619220
What i built? Acguy. So fun.
If it's what was released this year (luckily gundam wiki have a list that sorts by year, unsure of database completion though)
Revive guncannon.
>>13619253
I'm curious as to what you're expecting is there
>>13619490a dick
>>13619490Obviously apenis.
>>13619495
>>13619494
bandai plz
>>13617085
didn't know they had origin kits out. Think I might pick up an rtx 65 for myself.
>>13619220
Hyakushiki 2.0
>>13619220
I like the Origin Version BTS Zaku II.
>>13619462
>>13619367
Did you get to?
>>13619560
it's an awesome kit, very well designed and a great experience to build and paint
>>13619298
I think something like this, with gold edging
I do love the gold stripe paint...
Generally speaking, what's the best way to paint a kit as pure white? Especially if said kit is of a darker colour to begin with?
>>13619755
grind up chalk into a powder, then dip the gunpla in it, then bake it at 350 degrees or so for around 30 minutes and it hardens into perfect white primer
>>13615211
Why do we have a thread here AND on /toy/?
>>13619765
Because
Has anyone tried to do a kitbash with the Hyakuren yet? I would like to try to merge the Miss Sazabi and Hyakuren to make it look like a Samurai Sazabi look. Although the proportions of the two may be greatly different.
>>13619750
I really like that color scheme. Pretty good for a Samurai look.
>>13619765
cause you're a DINGUS ahahahahahahahadingus
